- CBT methods
- DBT skills
- Solution-focused work
About Michelle
Dr. Michelle Burns is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 20 years of clinical experience. She practices in South Carolina and focuses on relationship concerns, family and parenting challenges, and anger among other life stresses.
She helps people talk through frustrations that come up at home and work. She listens for patterns that make anger, anxiety, or resentment repeat. Sessions look at concrete steps to change reactions and to reduce arguments that wear people down.
Her approach draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thoughts, Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for managing strong emotions, and Solution-Focused Therapy to find practical next steps. Those methods are used to address grief, trauma, depression, self-esteem, and sleep or eating concerns when they link to daily functioning.
Dr. Burns also supports people facing career changes, caregiving demands, compassion fatigue, and life transitions such as divorce, aging issues, or cancer-related concerns. She works with people on goals like clearer communication, steadier mood, and rebuilding self-regard.
Language for sessions is English and international clients are not accepted. Before scheduling, confirm current session options through the service's matching process. To begin, clients use the online matching questionnaire and then schedule an initial appointment.
How her approaches are used in online sessions
Dr. Burns uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and change thoughts that fuel angry reactions. CBT focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and is useful for anxiety, depression, and anger that follows repetitive thinking patterns.She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance. DBT skills offer concrete techniques for reducing escalation and improving interpersonal effectiveness. Solution-Focused Therapy is used to set clear, short-term goals and to find practical steps clients can try between sessions.
Choosing the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. She will work with each person to match techniques to the client’s goals, needs, and preferences rather than imposing a single method.
The biography does not list exact session formats, so confirm available online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit visits into a busy week, support shorter check-ins during a lunch break, or allow sessions without travel time. Licensed professionals often use that flexibility to build consistent practice and to focus on concrete strategies for managing anger and stress.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Georgia, South Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with relationship strain, family and parenting difficulties, anger, stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and related life changes.
What is her general style in sessions?
She uses practical, skills-based work focused on changing thoughts and behaviors and on managing strong emotions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 20 years of professional experience providing counseling services.
Which credentials and location apply?
She is an LPC and practices in South Carolina; she also holds licensure records noted as SC LPC and GA LPC.
Can I meet with her if I live in another country?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; confirm the current options before booking through the platform.
How does cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and services use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.